Holiday essentials

What do you need for a self catering break? Here’s our self-catering holiday packing list including tips on what to check before you travel

Packing has to be one of my least favourite parts of travel. Especially when I’m trying to do it while keeping one eye on the kids. During the past six years as a mum I’ve picked up some tips and tricks for streamlining our pre-holiday preparations. The fine art of packing for travelling with kids …

Holidays are meant to be all about recharging your batteries, seeing new places and spending quality time with your family. However, accidents happen. It’s life. That’s why it’s best to be prepared on holiday. There are a few things you can do to give you peace of mind that you’ve got your family’s health covered …

Six years ago, our house was broken into. I was at work when it happened and Mr Tin Box was half way through a six month deployment with the Royal Navy. Thankfully the burglars were tidy and only took our television. But it left me feeling very vulnerable. As soon as he got home Mr …

There’s nothing quite like a new wardrobe to get you in the mood for holiday fun. That’s why we were really excited when the lovely people at Rockin’ Baby asked us to review some of their kids summer holiday clothes during our adventures. I say ‘lovely people’ not just because they sent us some beautiful …